Methods and apparatus for washing food products are provided. An example controller for controlling washing of a food product is generally configured to execute executable instructions to cause the controller to control generation of a silver ion solution in a wash stage, the generation including mixing components of the silver ion solution in the wash stage, and to control application of the silver ion solution to the food product in the wash stage. An example method of washing a food product generally includes generating a silver ion solution in a wash stage, the generating including mixing components of the silver ion solution in the wash stage, and applying the silver ion solution to the food product in the wash stage.
A23B 7/158 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B08B 13/00 - Accessoires ou parties constitutives, d'utilisation générale, des machines ou appareils de nettoyage
G01N 21/00 - Recherche ou analyse des matériaux par l'utilisation de moyens optiques, c.-à-d. en utilisant des ondes submillimétriques, de la lumière infrarouge, visible ou ultraviolette
G05B 15/00 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur
Methods and apparatus for washing food products are provided. An example controller for controlling washing of a food product is generally configured to execute executable instructions to cause the controller to control generation of a silver ion solution in a wash stage, the generation including mixing components of the silver ion solution in the wash stage, and to control application of the silver ion solution to the food product in the wash stage. An example method of washing a food product generally includes generating a silver ion solution in a wash stage, the generating including mixing components of the silver ion solution in the wash stage, and applying the silver ion solution to the food product in the wash stage.
Methods and apparatus for washing food products (e.g., round produce) are provided. An example apparatus for washing at least one item of round produce generally includes: an applicator configured to apply a first wash treatment solution to an entire exterior surface of the at least one item of round produce; and an opaque shroud configured to prevent light from impinging on the at least one item of round produce and the first wash treatment solution. An example method of washing at least one item of round produce generally includes applying a first wash treatment solution to an entire exterior surface of the item of round produce in a first wash stage while preventing light from impinging on the item of round produce and the first wash treatment solution in the first wash stage.
A23L 5/00 - Préparation ou traitement des aliments ou produits alimentaires en généralAliments ou produits alimentaires ainsi obtenusLeurs matériaux
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B65G 17/00 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p. ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuelsTransporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge
Techniques and apparatus for microbial control of an interior of an enclosure in a processing facility are provided. An example apparatus generally includes an oxidant generator and an interlock. The oxidant generator is configured to generate an oxidizing agent in a gaseous state, removably fluidly couple to an interior of an enclosure of the processing facility, and distribute the oxidizing agent in the gaseous state to the interior of the enclosure when the oxidant generator is fluidly coupled to the interior of the enclosure. The interlock is operable to prevent generation of the oxidizing agent by the oxidant generator when the oxidant generator is not fluidly coupled to the interior of the enclosure.
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
A61L 2/00 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet
Techniques and apparatus for microbial control of an interior of an enclosure in a processing facility are provided. An example apparatus generally includes an oxidant generator and an interlock. The oxidant generator is configured to generate an oxidizing agent in a gaseous state, removably fluidly couple to an interior of an enclosure of the processing facility, and distribute the oxidizing agent in the gaseous state to the interior of the enclosure when the oxidant generator is fluidly coupled to the interior of the enclosure. The interlock is operable to prevent generation of the oxidizing agent by the oxidant generator when the oxidant generator is not fluidly coupled to the interior of the enclosure.
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
6.
PROCESS CONTROL OF SILVER-ION-BASED FOOD WASH PROCESSES
Methods and apparatus for assaying and controlling the concentration of silver ions in a wash treatment solution used in food processing are provided. One example method of controlling a wash treatment solution for a food product generally includes obtaining a sample stream of the wash treatment solution, wherein the wash treatment solution comprises silver ions; reducing the silver ions in the sample stream to form colloidal silver in the sample stream; and optically measuring a concentration of the colloidal silver in the sample stream.
G01N 1/20 - Dispositifs pour prélever des échantillons à l'état liquide ou fluide pour matériau coulant ou s'éboulant
G01N 15/075 - Recherche de la concentration des suspensions de particules par des moyens optiques
G01N 15/00 - Recherche de caractéristiques de particulesRecherche de la perméabilité, du volume des pores ou de l'aire superficielle effective de matériaux poreux
A23B 7/153 - Conservation ou mûrissement à l'aide de produits chimiques non couverts par les groupes ou sous forme de liquides ou de solides
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
7.
PROCESS CONTROL OF SILVER-ION-BASED FOOD WASH PROCESSES
Methods and apparatus for assaying and controlling the concentration of silver ions in a wash treatment solution used in food processing are provided. One example method of controlling a wash treatment solution for a food product generally includes obtaining a sample stream of the wash treatment solution, wherein the wash treatment solution comprises silver ions; reducing the silver ions in the sample stream to form colloidal silver in the sample stream; and optically measuring a concentration of the colloidal silver in the sample stream.
A method of washing a food product with a short-term, intense treatment solution. One example method generally includes: applying, using a short-term wash device, a short-term wash treatment solution to the food product; and applying, using a wash device coupled to the short-term wash device, a wash treatment to the food product such that the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment solution from the food product, wherein: the short-term wash treatment solution is applied to the food product for a shorter duration than the wash treatment is applied to the food product; the short-term wash treatment solution is chemically different from the wash treatment; and the short-term wash treatment solution comprises an acidulant and a polyol.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 7/10 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23L 3/3454 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de liquides ou des solides
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
C11D 11/00 - Méthodes particulières pour la préparation de compositions contenant des mélanges de détergents
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
Methods and apparatus for improving water usage in food processing are provided. One example food processing system generally includes a wash tank for containing at least a portion of first wash water and a water sprayer configured to spray a quantity of second wash water on a food product being removed from the wash tank, wherein at least a portion of the quantity of the second wash water sprayed by the water sprayer enters the wash tank and becomes the first wash water. One example method for managing wash water in such a food processing system generally includes determining a usable quantity (and/or quality) of the first wash water in the wash tank and automatically controlling a flow rate of the second wash water for supplying to the water sprayer based on the determined usable quantity (and/or quality) of the first wash water.
B08B 13/00 - Accessoires ou parties constitutives, d'utilisation générale, des machines ou appareils de nettoyage
B08B 3/02 - Nettoyage par la force de jets ou de pulvérisations
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
G05D 9/12 - Commande du niveau, p. ex. en commandant la quantité du matériau emmagasiné dans un réservoir caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
10.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING WATER USAGE IN FOOD PROCESSING
Apparatus for improving water usage in food processing are provided. One example food processing system (300) generally includes a wash tank (110) for containing at least a portion of first wash water and a water sprayer (150) configured to spray a quantity of second wash water on a food product being removed from the wash tank, wherein at least a portion of the quantity of the second wash water sprayed by the water sprayer enters the wash tank and becomes the first wash water. Such a food processing system generally includes a controller (370) configured to determine a usable quantity (and/or quality) of the first wash water in the wash tank and automatically controlling a flow rate of the second wash water for supplying to the water sprayer based on the determined usable quantity (and/or quality) of the first wash water.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
11.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING WASH PROCESSES AND PREVENTING PROCESS DEVIATIONS IN FOOD PROCESSING
Methods and apparatus for validating wash processes and related operations for food processing, including preventing undesirable deviations in such food processing. One example method for validating a process for a food processing system generally includes: operating the food processing system on a food product according to the process, wherein the operating is performed for at least a validation period; measuring a process metric at multiple times during the validation period while the food processing system is operating according to the process, wherein the measuring generates a set of process metric measurements; and determining whether the process for the food processing system is valid, based on the set of process metric measurements.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A47J 43/24 - Dispositifs pour le lavage des légumes ou similaires
A produce wash system, method, and short-term wash treatment are provided. For example, the produce wash system includes a produce line including a short-term wash device followed by a wash device, a short-term wash treatment that is applied by the short-term wash device to a product, wherein the short-term wash treatment is applied using a spray device that creates micrometer sized droplets, and wherein the short-term wash treatment remains on the product for a pretreatment time that lasts until the product reaches the wash device, and a wash treatment that is applied by the wash device to the product, wherein the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment from the product defining the end of the pretreatment time. The pretreatment time is set at or below a damage threshold time beyond which the short-term wash treatment damages the product beyond a damage threshold.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A method of washing a food product with a short-term, intense treatment solution. One example method generally includes: applying, using a short-term wash device, a short-term wash treatment solution to the food product; and applying, using a wash device coupled to the short-term wash device, a wash treatment to the food product such that the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment solution from the food product, wherein: the short-term wash treatment solution is applied to the food product for a shorter duration than the wash treatment is applied to the food product; the short-term wash treatment solution is chemically different from the wash treatment; and the short-term wash treatment solution comprises an acidulant and a polyol.
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 7/10 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23L 3/3454 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de liquides ou des solides
C11D 11/00 - Méthodes particulières pour la préparation de compositions contenant des mélanges de détergents
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A sensor control system of a food processing system includes a logic processor operatively coupled to an electrode. The logic processor is configured to receive a sensor signal from the electrode, the electrode configured to collect the sensor signal from water used within the food processing system, process the sensor signal to determine a chemical measurement of the water, and generate an electrochemical cleaning control signal for the electrode to interact with the water to electrochemically clean the electrode based upon a user input signal.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B01D 29/52 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants à plusieurs éléments filtrants caractérisés par leur agencement relatif montés en parallèle
B01D 29/60 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants combinés dans une même structure à des dispositifs de commande de la filtration
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisationAjustage du pH
C02F 1/76 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par oxydation au moyen d'halogènes ou de composés halogénés
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p. ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
Disclosed is a food wash sensor system that includes a sensor disposed along a fluid flow path that can circulate a wash fluid through the food wash sensor system. The sensor can detect a concentration of an analyte in the wash fluid. The system also includes a reference fluid reservoir including a reference fluid, the reference fluid including a predetermined concentration of the analyte in solution, a delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to supply the reference fluid to the fluid flow path upstream from the sensor while maintaining the sensor in place along the fluid flow path, and a control and monitoring system configured to receive a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating the concentration of the analyte in the reference fluid at a first time, and control calibrating the sensor and validating the sensor over time based on the received signal.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A method of washing a food product with a short-term, intense treatment solution. One example method generally includes: applying, using a short-term wash device, a short-term wash treatment solution to the food product; and applying, using a wash device coupled to the short-term wash device, a wash treatment to the food product such that the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment solution from the food product, wherein: the short-term wash treatment solution is applied to the food product for a shorter duration than the wash treatment is applied to the food product; the short-term wash treatment solution is chemically different from the wash treatment; and the short-term wash treatment solution comprises an acidulant and a polyol.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 7/10 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23L 3/3454 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de liquides ou des solides
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
C11D 11/00 - Méthodes particulières pour la préparation de compositions contenant des mélanges de détergents
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A food wash reference fluid delivery apparatus includes a portable reference fluid reservoir comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to store a reference fluid that includes a predetermined concentration of an analyte, a pump fluidly coupled to the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir and configured to pump the reference fluid from the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, a sensor connector configured to fluidly couple with a sensor positioned along a fluid flow path of the food wash system, a sensor fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the sensor connector, an inlet fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the inlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, and a valve configured to adjustably control a fluid flow rate of the reference fluid through the sensor fluid line and the inlet fluid line.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
Methods and apparatus for monitoring process water within a food processing system are provided. One example water control system for a food processing system generally includes a temperature adjustment element having an inlet and an outlet and a sensor coupled to the outlet of the temperature adjust element. The temperature adjustment element is configured to: receive, at the inlet, a portion of process water from a process water supply in a stage of the food processing system, the process water in the process water supply and the received portion of the process water having a first temperature; and cause the portion of the process water at the outlet to have a second temperature, different from the first temperature. The sensor is configured to measure at least one property of the portion of the process water received from the outlet of the temperature adjustment element.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Adjuvants for use in the manufacture of cleaning preparations for fresh produce, proteins, and other foods.
(2) Automated wash line control system for food processing facilities comprised of food wash enhancer, chlorine sensor calibrator, chlorine standard testing solution, and electronic control, monitoring and information systems.
22.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING WASH PROCESSES AND PREVENTING PROCESS DEVIATIONS IN FOOD PROCESSING
Methods and apparatus for validating wash processes and related operations for food processing, including preventing undesirable deviations in such food processing. One example method for validating a process for a food processing system generally includes: operating the food processing system on a food product according to the process, wherein the operating is performed for at least a validation period; measuring a process metric at multiple times during the validation period while the food processing system is operating according to the process, wherein the measuring generates a set of process metric measurements; and determining whether the process for the food processing system is valid, based on the set of process metric measurements.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A47J 43/24 - Dispositifs pour le lavage des légumes ou similaires
23.
Methods and systems for validating wash processes and preventing process deviations in food processing
Methods and apparatus for validating wash processes and related operations for food processing, including preventing undesirable deviations in such food processing. One example method for validating a process for a food processing system generally includes: operating the food processing system on a food product according to the process, wherein the operating is performed for at least a validation period; measuring a process metric at multiple times during the validation period while the food processing system is operating according to the process, wherein the measuring generates a set of process metric measurements; and determining whether the process for the food processing system is valid, based on the set of process metric measurements.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A47J 43/24 - Dispositifs pour le lavage des légumes ou similaires
24.
VARIABLE INTENSITY CONTROLLER FOR A SHORT-TERM INTENSE PROCESS
Methods and apparatus for a short-term wash treatment used in a food-processing system are provided. One example control system includes an interface configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from the food-processing system; and a processing system coupled to the interface and configured to determine, based on the one or more first sensor signals, to reduce an intensity of the short-term wash treatment; generate a first control signal to cause an increase in a pH of the short-term wash treatment in response to the determination; and control application of the short-term wash treatment with the increased pH to a product in the food-processing system. Further the system may include a human machine interface (HMI) configured to display information from the processing system to a user.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B08B 3/08 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide le liquide ayant un effet chimique ou dissolvant
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
A23B 7/158 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides
G05D 21/02 - Commande des variables chimiques ou physico-chimiques, p. ex. de la valeur du pH caractérisée par l'utilisation de moyens électriques
B26D 5/28 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'organe de coupe et d'avance de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée dans lequel des moyens de commande sur les dispositifs d'avance de la pièce mettent en action l'organe de coupe les moyens de commande étant sensibles à la présence ou à l'absence de la pièce
B26D 7/06 - Dispositions pour faire avancer ou évacuer les pièces autres que les feuilles, les bandes ou les filaments
25.
CONTROLLING A SHORT-TERM WASH TREATMENT USED IN A FOOD-PROCESSING SYSTEM
Methods and apparatus for controlling a short-term wash treatment used in a food-processing system are provided. One example control system includes an interface configured to receive one or more first sensor signals from the food-processing system; and a processing system coupled to the interface and configured to determine, based on the one or more first sensor signals, to reduce an intensity of the short-term wash treatment; generate a first control signal to cause an increase in pH of the short-term wash treatment in response to the determination; and control application of the short-term wash treatment with the increased pH to a product in the food-processing system. Further the system may include a human machine interface (HMI) configured to display information from the processing system to a user.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B08B 3/08 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide le liquide ayant un effet chimique ou dissolvant
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A23L 3/3589 - Appareils pour la conservation utilisant des liquides
A produce wash system is provided. The produce wash system includes a produce line including a short-term wash device and a rinse transition component followed by a wash device, a short-term wash treatment that is applied by the short-term wash device to a product, wherein the short-term wash treatment remains on the product for a pretreatment time that lasts until the short-term wash treatment is rinsed off, and a rinse solution applied by the rinse transition component that rinses the product after the product leaves the short-term wash device and before the product enters the wash device, and a wash treatment that is applied by the wash device to the product, wherein the wash treatment rinses any remaining short-term wash treatment from the product. The pretreatment time is set at or below a damage threshold time beyond which the short-term wash treatment damages the product beyond a damage threshold.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 7/10 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23L 3/3454 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de liquides ou des solides
Disclosed is a food wash sensor system that includes a sensor disposed along a fluid flow path that can circulate a wash fluid through the food wash sensor system. The sensor can detect a concentration of an analyte in the wash fluid. The system also includes a reference fluid reservoir including a reference fluid, the reference fluid including a predetermined concentration of the analyte in solution, a delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to supply the reference fluid to the fluid flow path upstream from the sensor while maintaining the sensor in place along the fluid flow path, and a control and monitoring system configured to receive a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating the concentration of the analyte in the reference fluid at a first time, and control calibrating the sensor and validating the sensor over time based on the received signal.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A system and a kit for microbial control within an enclosure comprising an electronic component are provided. The enclosure includes an access cover configured to move to enable access to an interior of the enclosure with the electronic component at least partially positioned within the interior of the enclosure. An oxidant generator is configured to generate an oxidizing agent in a gaseous state and distribute the oxidizing agent in the gaseous state within the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be positioned within the interior of the enclosure, or the oxidant generator may be in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be an ozone generator, such as an ultraviolet (UV) light source or an electrical discharge source, and the oxidizing agent may be ozone. Alternatively, the oxidant generator may be a chlorine dioxide generator, and the oxidizing agent may be chlorine dioxide.
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
A system and a kit for microbial control within an enclosure comprising an electronic component are provided. The enclosure includes an access cover configured to move to enable access to an interior of the enclosure with the electronic component at least partially positioned within the interior of the enclosure. An oxidant generator is configured to generate an oxidizing agent in a gaseous state and distribute the oxidizing agent in the gaseous state within the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be positioned within the interior of the enclosure, or the oxidant generator may be in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be an ozone generator, such as an ultraviolet (UV) light source or an electrical discharge source, and the oxidizing agent may be ozone. Alternatively, the oxidant generator may be a chlorine dioxide generator, and the oxidizing agent may be chlorine dioxide.
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
A61L 2/10 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des phénomènes physiques des radiations des ultraviolets
A61L 2/24 - Appareils utilisant des opérations programmées ou automatiques
A23L 3/3409 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de gaz, p.ex. fumigation; Compositions ou appareils à cet effet
Methods and apparatus for monitoring process water within a food processing system are provided. One example water control system for a food processing system generally includes a temperature adjustment element having an inlet and an outlet and a sensor coupled to the outlet of the temperature adjust element. The temperature adjustment element is configured to: receive, at the inlet, a portion of process water from a process water supply in a stage of the food processing system, the process water in the process water supply and the received portion of the process water having a first temperature; and cause the portion of the process water at the outlet to have a second temperature, different from the first temperature. The sensor is configured to measure at least one property of the portion of the process water received from the outlet of the temperature adjustment element.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 1/76 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par oxydation au moyen d'halogènes ou de composés halogénés
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisationAjustage du pH
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p. ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A food wash reference fluid delivery apparatus includes a portable reference fluid reservoir comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to store a reference fluid that includes a predetermined concentration of an analyte, a pump fluidly coupled to the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir and configured to pump the reference fluid from the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, a sensor connector configured to fluidly couple with a sensor positioned along a fluid flow path of the food wash system, a sensor fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the sensor connector, an inlet fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the inlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, and a valve configured to adjustably control a fluid flow rate of the reference fluid through the sensor fluid line and the inlet fluid line.
A method and system for managing water in a food preparation sink is provided. The system includes a sanitizer comprising a chemistry optimized for a food preparation sink water load, a delivery system configured to transport and deliver the sanitizer to the food preparation sink; and a verification element that is configured to be added to the water load in the food preparation sink and indicate when the water in the food preparation sink is not promoting growth or spread of bacteria.
C02F 1/50 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition ou emploi d'un germicide, ou par traitement oligodynamique
A61L 2/28 - Dispositifs pour tester l'efficacité ou l'intégralité de la stérilisation, p. ex. indicateurs qui changent de couleur
A61L 2/16 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques
A61L 2/24 - Appareils utilisant des opérations programmées ou automatiques
A47J 47/20 - Grilles, râteliers ou autres supports amovibles montés dans, sur ou au-dessus d'un évier
A61L 2/18 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances liquides
B08B 3/08 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide le liquide ayant un effet chimique ou dissolvant
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p. ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
33.
System for controlling water used for industrial food processing
A sensor control system of a food processing system includes a logic processor operatively coupled to an electrode. The logic processor is configured to receive a sensor signal from the electrode, the electrode configured to collect the sensor signal from water used within the food processing system, process the sensor signal to determine a chemical measurement of the water, and generate an electrochemical cleaning control signal for the electrode to interact with the water to electrochemically clean the electrode based upon a user input signal.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
B01D 29/60 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants combinés dans une même structure à des dispositifs de commande de la filtration
B01D 29/52 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants à plusieurs éléments filtrants caractérisés par leur agencement relatif montés en parallèle
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p. ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
C02F 1/76 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par oxydation au moyen d'halogènes ou de composés halogénés
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisationAjustage du pH
A food wash reference fluid delivery apparatus includes a portable reference fluid reservoir comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to store a reference fluid that includes a predetermined concentration of an analyte, a pump fluidly coupled to the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir and configured to pump the reference fluid from the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, a sensor connector configured to fluidly couple with a sensor positioned along a fluid flow path of the food wash system, a sensor fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the sensor connector, an inlet fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the inlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, and a valve configured to adjustably control a fluid flow rate of the reference fluid through the sensor fluid line and the inlet fluid line.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A method of produce washing using a short-term wash device. The method of produce washing includes processing a product through the short-term wash device followed by a wash device, applying a short-term wash treatment using the short-term wash device to the product such that the short-term wash treatment remains on the product for a pretreatment time that lasts until the product reaches the wash device, and applying a wash treatment using the wash device to the product such that the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment from the product defining the end of the pretreatment time, wherein the pretreatment time is set at or below a damage threshold time beyond which the short-term wash treatment damages the product beyond a damage threshold.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A23B 4/12 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23B 7/10 - Conservation au moyen d'acidesFermentation acide
A23L 3/3454 - Conservation des aliments ou produits alimentaires, en général, p.ex. pasteurisation ou stérilisation, spécialement adaptée aux aliments ou produits alimentaires par traitement au moyen de produits chimiques sous forme de liquides ou des solides
B08B 3/04 - Nettoyage impliquant le contact avec un liquide
C11D 11/00 - Méthodes particulières pour la préparation de compositions contenant des mélanges de détergents
A22C 17/08 - Nettoyage, p. ex. lavage, de la viande ou des saucisses
A method and a control system for water used in a food processing system are provided. For example, the control system includes at least one sensor configured to collect a sensor signal from a produce handling device, a logic processor configured to receive the sensor signal collected by the at least one sensor and generate a control signal for controlling adding wash solution to the water used in the food processing system, and a human machine interface (HMI) configured to display information from the logic processor to a user.
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
B01D 29/52 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants à plusieurs éléments filtrants caractérisés par leur agencement relatif montés en parallèle
B01D 29/60 - Filtres à éléments filtrants stationnaires pendant la filtration, p. ex. filtres à aspiration ou à pression, non couverts par les groupes Leurs éléments filtrants combinés dans une même structure à des dispositifs de commande de la filtration
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
G05B 15/02 - Systèmes commandés par un calculateur électriques
C02F 103/32 - Nature de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux ou boues d'égout à traiter provenant de l'industrie alimentaire, p. ex. eaux résiduaires de brasseries
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisationAjustage du pH
C02F 1/76 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par oxydation au moyen d'halogènes ou de composés halogénés
37.
PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WATER IN A FOOD PREPARATION SINK
A method and system for managing water in a food preparation sink is provided. The system includes a sanitizer comprising a chemistry optimized for a food preparation sink water load, a delivery system configured to transport and deliver the sanitizer to the food preparation sink; and a verification element that is configured to be added to the water load in the food preparation sink and indicate when the water in the food preparation sink is not promoting growth or spread of bacteria.
A61L 2/28 - Dispositifs pour tester l'efficacité ou l'intégralité de la stérilisation, p. ex. indicateurs qui changent de couleur
A47J 47/00 - Récipients, supports ou objets similaires pour la cuisine, non prévus dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classePlanches à découper, p. ex. pour le pain
A61L 2/16 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques
A61L 2/24 - Appareils utilisant des opérations programmées ou automatiques
A produce wash system, method, and short-term wash treatment are provided. For example, the produce wash system includes a produce line including a short-term wash device followed by a wash device, a short-term wash treatment that is applied by the short-term wash device to a product, wherein the short-term wash treatment is applied using a spray device that creates micrometer sized droplets, and wherein the short-term wash treatment remains on the product for a pretreatment time that lasts until the product reaches the wash device, and a wash treatment that is applied by the wash device to the product, wherein the wash treatment rinses the short-term wash treatment from the product defining the end of the pretreatment time. The pretreatment time is set at or below a damage threshold time beyond which the short-term wash treatment damages the product beyond a damage threshold.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
Disclosed is a food wash sensor system that includes a sensor disposed along a fluid flow path that can circulate a wash fluid through the food wash sensor system. The sensor can detect a concentration of an analyte in the wash fluid. The system also includes a reference fluid reservoir including a reference fluid, the reference fluid including a predetermined concentration of the analyte in solution, a delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to supply the reference fluid to the fluid flow path upstream from the sensor while maintaining the sensor in place along the fluid flow path, and a control and monitoring system configured to receive a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating the concentration of the analyte in the reference fluid at a first time, and control calibrating the sensor and validating the sensor over time based on the received signal.
Disclosed is a food wash sensor system that includes a sensor disposed along a fluid flow path that can circulate a wash fluid through the food wash sensor system. The sensor can detect a concentration of an analyte in the wash fluid. The system also includes a reference fluid reservoir including a reference fluid, the reference fluid including a predetermined concentration of the analyte in solution, a delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to supply the reference fluid to the fluid flow path upstream from the sensor while maintaining the sensor in place along the fluid flow path, and a control and monitoring system configured to receive a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating the concentration of the analyte in the reference fluid at a first time, and control calibrating the sensor and validating the sensor over time based on the received signal.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Adjuvants for use in the manufacture of cleaning preparations for fresh produce, proteins, and other foods Automated wash line control system for food processing facilities comprised of food wash enhancer, chlorine sensor calibrator, chlorine standard testing solution, and electronic control, monitoring and information systems
2 group. The invention's compositions are useful in all stages of handling agricultural products, in hospitals, and in commercial and household applications.
A01N 37/02 - Acides carboxyliques saturés ou leurs thio-analoguesLeurs dérivés
A01N 37/36 - Biocides, produits repoussant ou attirant les animaux nuisibles, ou régulateurs de croissance des végétaux, contenant des composés organiques comportant un atome de carbone possédant trois liaisons à des hétéro-atomes, avec au plus deux liaisons à un halogène, p. ex. acides carboxyliques contenant au moins un groupe carboxylique ou un thio-analogue, ou d'un de leurs dérivés, et un atome d'oxygène ou de soufre lié par une liaison simple, liés au même squelette carboné, cet atome d'oxygène ou de soufre ne faisant pas partie d'un groupe carboxylique ou d'un thio-analogue, ou d'une de leurs dérivés, p. ex. acides hydroxycarboxyliques
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, produits repoussant ou attirant les animaux nuisibles, ou régulateurs de croissance des végétaux, contenant des éléments ou des composés inorganiques
A61L 2/18 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances liquides
A food wash reference fluid delivery apparatus includes a portable reference fluid reservoir comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to store a reference fluid that includes a predetermined concentration of an analyte, a pump fluidly coupled to the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir and configured to pump the reference fluid from the outlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, a sensor connector configured to fluidly couple with a sensor positioned along a fluid flow path of the food wash system, a sensor fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the sensor connector, an inlet fluid line configured to provide the reference fluid from the pump to the inlet of the portable reference fluid reservoir, and a valve configured to adjustably control a fluid flow rate of the reference fluid through the sensor fluid line and the inlet fluid line.
A system and a kit for microbial control within an enclosure comprising an electronic component are provided. The enclosure includes an access cover configured to move to enable access to an interior of the enclosure with the electronic component at least partially positioned within the interior of the enclosure. An oxidant generator is configured to generate an oxidizing agent in a gaseous state and distribute the oxidizing agent in the gaseous state within the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be positioned within the interior of the enclosure, or the oxidant generator may be in fluid communication with the interior of the enclosure. The oxidant generator may be an ozone generator, such as an ultraviolet (UV) light source or an electrical discharge source, and the oxidizing agent may be ozone. Alternatively, the oxidant generator may be a chlorine dioxide generator, and the oxidizing agent may be chlorine dioxide.
A61L 2/10 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des phénomènes physiques des radiations des ultraviolets
A61L 2/20 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des substances chimiques des substances gazeuses, p. ex. des vapeurs
A61L 2/24 - Appareils utilisant des opérations programmées ou automatiques
46.
SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WATER USED FOR INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING
A method and a control system for water used in a food processing system are provided. For example, the control system includes at least one sensor configured to collect a sensor signal from a produce handling device, a logic processor configured to receive the sensor signal collected by the at least one sensor and generate a control signal for controlling adding wash solution to the water used in the food processing system, and a human machine interface (HMI) configured to display information from the logic processor to a user.
A23L 5/00 - Préparation ou traitement des aliments ou produits alimentaires en généralAliments ou produits alimentaires ainsi obtenusLeurs matériaux
A23N 12/00 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes
G05D 11/02 - Commande du rapport des débits de plusieurs matériaux fluides ou fluents
47.
PROCESS CONTROL OF SILVER-ION-BASED FOOD WASH PROCESSES
A23B 7/153 - Conservation ou mûrissement à l'aide de produits chimiques non couverts par les groupes ou sous forme de liquides ou de solides
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
G01N 1/20 - Dispositifs pour prélever des échantillons à l'état liquide ou fluide pour matériau coulant ou s'éboulant
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
Disclosed is a food wash sensor system that includes a sensor disposed along a fluid flow path that can circulate a wash fluid through the food wash sensor system. The sensor can detect a concentration of an analyte in the wash fluid. The system also includes a reference fluid reservoir including a reference fluid, the reference fluid including a predetermined concentration of the analyte in solution, a delivery system fluidly coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to supply the reference fluid to the fluid flow path upstream from the sensor while maintaining the sensor in place along the fluid flow path, and a control and monitoring system configured to receive a signal from the sensor, the signal indicating the concentration of the analyte in the reference fluid at a first time, and control calibrating the sensor and validating the sensor over time based on the received signal.
A method and a control system for water used in a food processing system are provided. For example, the control system includes at least one sensor configured to collect a sensor signal from a produce handling device, a logic processor configured to receive the sensor signal collected by the at least one sensor and generate a control signal for controlling adding wash solution to the water used in the food processing system, and a human machine interface (HMI) configured to display information from the logic processor to a user.
A23L 5/00 - Préparation ou traitement des aliments ou produits alimentaires en généralAliments ou produits alimentaires ainsi obtenusLeurs matériaux
A23N 12/00 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/50 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition ou emploi d'un germicide, ou par traitement oligodynamique
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
G05B 6/02 - Dispositions de rétroaction interne pour obtenir des caractéristiques particulières, p. ex. proportionnelles, intégrales ou différentielles électriques
G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes
G05D 11/13 - Commande du rapport des débits de plusieurs matériaux fluides ou fluents caractérisée par l'usage de moyens électriques
Methods and apparatus for monitoring process water within a food processing system are provided. One example water control system for a food processing system generally includes a temperature adjustment element having an inlet and an outlet and a sensor coupled to the outlet of the temperature adjust element. The temperature adjustment element is configured to: receive, at the inlet, a portion of process water from a process water supply in a stage of the food processing system, the process water in the process water supply and the received portion of the process water having a first temperature; and cause the portion of the process water at the outlet to have a second temperature, different from the first temperature. The sensor is configured to measure at least one property of the portion of the process water received from the outlet of the temperature adjustment element.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
C02F 1/00 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout
C02F 1/66 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par neutralisationAjustage du pH
C02F 1/68 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par addition de substances spécifiées, pour améliorer l'eau potable, p. ex. par addition d'oligo-éléments
C02F 1/76 - Traitement de l'eau, des eaux résiduaires ou des eaux d'égout par oxydation au moyen d'halogènes ou de composés halogénés
Methods and apparatus for validating wash processes and related operations for food processing, including preventing undesirable deviations in such food processing. One example method for validating a process for a food processing system generally includes: operating the food processing system on a food product according to the process, wherein the operating is performed for at least a validation period; measuring a process metric at multiple times during the validation period while the food processing system is operating according to the process, wherein the measuring generates a set of process metric measurements; and determining whether the process for the food processing system is valid, based on the set of process metric measurements.
A23N 12/02 - Machines à nettoyer, blanchir, sécher, griller ou torréfier les fruits ou les légumes, p. ex. le café, le cacao, les noix à laver ou à blanchir
A23N 15/00 - Machines ou appareils destinés à d'autres traitements des fruits ou des légumes pour les besoins de l'hommeMachines ou appareils pour écimer ou peler les bulbes à fleurs
B08B 13/00 - Accessoires ou parties constitutives, d'utilisation générale, des machines ou appareils de nettoyage
The invention provides antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more acid and one or more organic diol. In one embodiment, the invention's compositions have an acidic pH. The compositions may optionally further contain one or more oxidizing agent (including stabilized oxidizing agent and/or unstabilized oxidizing agent), and/or one or more surfactant. In particular embodiments, the acid lacks one or both of -NH group and-NH2 group. The invention's compositions are useful in all stages of handling agricultural products, in hospitals, and in commercial and household applications.
A01N 37/00 - Biocides, produits repoussant ou attirant les animaux nuisibles, ou régulateurs de croissance des végétaux, contenant des composés organiques comportant un atome de carbone possédant trois liaisons à des hétéro-atomes, avec au plus deux liaisons à un halogène, p. ex. acides carboxyliques
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, produits repoussant ou attirant les animaux nuisibles, ou régulateurs de croissance des végétaux, contenant des éléments ou des composés inorganiques
A01N 61/00 - Biocides, produits repoussant ou attirant les animaux nuisibles, ou régulateurs de croissance des végétaux, contenant des substances de composition non connue ou indéterminée, p. ex. des substances caractérisées uniquement par leur mode d'action
A01P 1/00 - DésinfectantsComposés antimicrobiens ou leurs mélanges
